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Monday 12 December 2078 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:164:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:223:22 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:287:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:311:31 PM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:306:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:006:00 AM–07:287:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:279:27 PM–23:0211:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:398:39 AM–09:509:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0111:01 AM–12:1212:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:091:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–14:342:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:252:25 PM–15:023:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta07:287:28 AM–08:398:39 AMgood
Kāla08:398:39 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Śubha09:509:50 AM–11:0111:01 AMgood
Roga11:0111:01 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Udvega12:1212:12 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–14:342:34 PMneutral
Lābha14:342:34 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:456:45 PMneutral
Roga18:456:45 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid
Kāla20:348:34 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Lābha22:2310:23 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:012:01 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1good
Amṛta27:503:50 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1good
Cara29:395:39 AM+1–31:287:28 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:287:28 AM to 31:287:28 AM+1

07:287:28 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:287:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:223:22 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 29:215:21 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 13:311:31 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:533:53 PM
Bavauntil 27:223:22 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:398:39 AM–09:509:50 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:509:50 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:22 03:223:22 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā29:21 05:215:21 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra13:311:31 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:533:53 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:28 07:287:28 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2135
Śaka
2000
Kali
5179
Ahargaṇa
1 891 914
Day length
9 h 29 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:4712:47 PM
Moonset
24:2112:21 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:287:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:306:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:006:00 AM07:287:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:287:28 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:398:39 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0111:01 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5911:59 AM13:341:34 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:091:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:252:25 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:279:27 PM23:0211:02 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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